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$273 Find Cheap Flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro

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Cheap Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro (JFK-RIO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro

Wed, Sep 10 - Thu, Sep 18
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9:00 am - 3:05 pmJFK-GIG
29h 05m2 stops
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3:55 pm - 9:45 pmGIG-JFK
30h 50m2 stops
Sun, Aug 31 - Mon, Sep 29
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9:00 am - 2:20 pmJFK-SDU
28h 20m2 stops
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7:55 am - 9:45 pmSDU-JFK
38h 50m2 stops
$595Air Canada
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Sun, Jul 13 - Tue, Jul 29
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8:15 pm - 10:30 pmJFK-GIG
25h 15m1 stop
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9:00 pm - 5:59 pmGIG-JFK
21h 59m1 stop
$646LATAM Airlines
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Sun, Jul 13 - Tue, Jul 29
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11:50 pm - 12:55 amJFK-GIG
24h 05m2 stops
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9:00 pm - 7:35 pmGIG-JFK
23h 35m1 stop
$658LATAM Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Mon, Sep 29
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8:15 pm - 1:40 pmJFK-GIG
16h 25m1 stop
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7:55 pm - 7:35 amGIG-JFK
12h 40m1 stop
$698Delta
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Tue, Sep 16 - Thu, Sep 25
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6:15 pm - 8:00 amJFK-GIG
12h 45m1 stop
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7:00 am - 9:00 amGIG-JFK
27h 00m1 stop
$699Delta
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Wed, Aug 13 - Mon, Sep 1
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3:25 pm - 8:20 amJFK-GIG
15h 55m2 stops
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3:55 pm - 7:00 amGIG-JFK
16h 05m1 stop
$707American Airlines
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Wed, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 10
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7:46 am - 3:48 amJFK-GIG
18h 02m1 stop
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5:05 am - 5:18 pmGIG-JFK
14h 13m1 stop
$716Copa Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Thu, Sep 18
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11:40 am - 8:20 amJFK-GIG
19h 40m2 stops
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3:55 pm - 10:01 amGIG-JFK
19h 06m2 stops
$718American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Sat, Nov 22
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1:19 am - 12:27 amJFK-GIG
21h 08m1 stop
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10:52 am - 2:52 amGIG-JFK
18h 00m1 stop
$722Copa Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro

 
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Premium Economy offers upgraded seats, meals, and amenity kits for long flights.


Main Cabin Extra provides early boarding and complimentary drinks, ideal for longer flights.

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LATAM's Premium Business class features lie-flat beds and all-aisle access.


LATAM+ seats offer extra legroom with up to 35” pitch in Economy.

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Delta One Suites offer privacy with sliding doors on select aircraft.


Premium Select seats include footrests and memory foam pillows for added comfort.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro.

Our data shows that the cheapest route for a return flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro cost $844 and was between New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK) and Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport (GIG). On average, the best prices are found if you fly this route. The average price for a return flight for this route is $844.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

The average price of all round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Rio de Janeiro on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro is January, where tickets cost $690 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,566 and $1,110 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $1,824 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
High seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$273
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport

When to book flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro was $273 for a one-way ticket and $588 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Rio de Janeiro?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Rio de Janeiro from New York John F Kennedy Airport.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    On your way to Rio de Janeiro, you’ll fly out from New York John F Kennedy Intl. You’ll be landing in one of Rio de Janeiro’s 2 airports: Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl or Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    American Airlines, GOL, Delta, LATAM Airlines, and Air France offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    The Boeing 767-300 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Rio de Janeiro, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Rio de Janeiro from New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    Sao Paulo is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Rio de Janeiro, Delta or LATAM Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Rio de Janeiro are Delta and LATAM Airlines. With an average price for the route of $854 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. LATAM Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $878 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Rio de Janeiro from New York John F Kennedy Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Rio de Janeiro with an airline and back to New York John F Kennedy Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Rio de Janeiro from New York John F Kennedy Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $521 or less one-way and $915 or less round-trip.

Top 5 airlines serving from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York to Rio de Janeiro. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 7963 reviews
7.9Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
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Overall, aside from the baggage issue, it was as good as one expects.

8.0 ExcellentMathew, Jun 2025JFK - MAD
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Overall, aside from the baggage issue, it was as good as one expects.

My flight was 6 pm 6/6. Every hour they delayed it again - air condition issues then no pilot then the crew had worked too many hours and cancelled the flight at 11 pm. Sent customers to NJ a 45 minutes uber ride to a hotel. Had to be back by 5 am for a 7 am flight and again no pilot etc with another three hours of delays.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

I am very bothered by the events today. I can't believe the flight attendants allowed someone to take my seat and made me move. It was embarrassing. I was in the right. The lady just didn't want move. I can't believe delta would allow this to stand and disrespect my rights as a passenger. The lady complained about her leg and that she couldn't move. Firstly somehow she was able to make it to row 24. Not sure how much her leg could have hurt. Secondly, I'm in plenty of pain myself. I just finished chemotherapy a several weeks ago. My body is constantly sore. Yet deltas flight attendants didn't appropriately protect my rights. In the end they found me a seat on the plane but I want to understand how delta can operate this way. They in essence allowed a bully to get their way.

Our bag was lost so that made unnecessary chaos On our trip

After a 5 hour delay waiting at the gate (3 delays adding up) with no clear reason provided, we finally boarded flew 3/4 of the way to Toronto then were turned back to New York. As we neared New York, the pilot declared that it was his fault, something to do with timing and him not being allowed into the country???? How could the airline let his happen? They had hours to prepare and make sure they had a crew available for the flight! We ended up in Toronto a day late with no sleep.

Terrible and im avoiding them in the future. My initial flight was delayed causing me to rebook my flight and when speaking with the representative to rebook I explained this is the second time my flights were delayed and they did nothing to help me. I wasn't booked to comfort plus or given a voucher or anything. I was almost late for my meeting that I needed to attend on Monday because of the games delta played delaying my flights even more and putting me in the very back of the plane next to an extremely intoxicated passenger

The dear was very limited in space. I could put my water bottle in seat basket. Also, there was no inflight entertainment in the delta app?

We didn’t have any entertainment. I tried to go online without success. The airplane was extremely cold and they didn’t have blankets.

It was good, however the airplane was really cold. We received snacks and the crew was friendly.

Delta has an outstanding service. They are courteous and punctual most of the time. The flight departed a half hour late but we arrived 15 minutes early.

Although the flight is goof and the crew is good, the way the airline charges you for every service is ridiculous.

Plane never left the ground. Mech issues - entire trip was rerouted through united.

They didi not provide wheelchair though we had requested. We had to run around for 40 minutes and arrange it from the airport!

No entertainment but not expected. Unless you are referring to monitor that you can use. Then Al, was fine on all flights.

Friendly staff, It was the first flight out for our plane, so had to be deiced from the frost. Only delayed a few minutes,

We boarded so late it caused us to miss time at Foz. No real information was provided to the passengers waiting.

Basic experience, we were delayed causing less time to enjoy our destination and on the way back, we boarded when the flight should have been taking off.

It was ok. However, the food was quite poor since I don't eat pasta.

Enforce the boarding process by group numbers. Tell people to stay seated during the meal/drink distribution. It took forever to get food and drinks because people would not stay out the isle and let the crew do their jobs. Everyone wanted to go to the bathroom forcing the crew to enter and leave the isle constantly so people can pass. Tell people to keep their electronics off speaker mode. No one wants to hear phone conversations and music playing.

Placed us in the last rear row of the plane so could not recline seats because of the rear wall, and also made it more of a tight space when the passenger in front reclined their seat. While understand seat assignments, every passenger should be afforded a reclining seat. The odor control scent from the restrooms was overwhelming strong. My wife and I could not deal with it, and she suffered a terrible headache as a result. I kept getting hit by the crew since I was on the ilse seat. No apologies, nothing. They made me feel like I was supposed to take the beating for a 3 hr flight.

There was no individual at the front check in when I arrived. I waited for at least 15 minutes and walked around asking security/janitors if they could help and they did not have a solution. So I had to take my checked bag through security and they threw away some of my items. I ended up making it to the gate only a few minutes before it closed due to my waiting for an agent at check in.

It would have been better if they don't separate families in seating. We were seated in the aile row in the middle of a family of four. It would have been better if they they seat the family of four together than separated.

I upgraded myself to Business Class at the last minute so I had a DREAMS window seat. Seeing as I've never flown Business before everything was novel and fun for me and it made the 7 hour flight much more enjoyable for sure.

The flight was delayed about 4 hours without any explanation. No wifi or entertainment at all on planes. Had to pay for checked bags I was allowed according to reservations.

It was good, plane is a bit older so seats are somewhat flat

Well the airline was fine. The only thing is I was charged for a checked in luggage. But when I reserved the ticket it showed a check in bag allowed. Who can I get in contact with for reimbursement.? The airline said I had to speak to whoever I booked ticket with.

Friendly flight team and seamless travel from one stop to next.

Food was terrible, all served at once, poor quality . Wine and bread offered only once.

Waited on the runway for takeoff for 2.5 hours. Air traffic rerouted us. The plane didn't have enough fuel, so had to go back to the gate. Had to wait for a new pilot. Should have landed at 5:22. Didn't land until 9:10. Trash flight.

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

Delays on all NY flights. There was no communication on why but they didn’t say it was weather. Other carriers were not delayed.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

They cancelled our flight without warning OR a refund. Never doing business with American Airlines again! This is the second AA booked trip in a row that we've had challenges with.

I got bumped due to weight restrictions even tho there were empty seats on my flight. I got put on an other flight with a stopover. My flight that originally was going to take 5-6 hours ever up being 14+ hours and my luggage arrived to my destination without me because I was made to check in my luggage on my original flight when I was deemed ok to board only to be asked to deplane. Worst flight experience.

Flight cancelled. Added a day and a half to my travel. American Airlines DID put me in a hotel for two nights, but have not given any money back for any of this! I spent money on an apartment at my destination that I basically wasted because I could not arrive.

I was pleasantly surprised with an upgrade at boarding. I finally had a mostly gluten free food options and a very attentive attendant.

Staff at the gate were incredibly rude, hostile and threatening. Never fly American Airlines.

Seats are very tight even in Plus, no complimentary snacks or beverage

Flight to Bogotá delayed by 3 h Missed connection from Bogotá to Guayaquil. Avianca unable to bring us to Baltra on time Overall delay 36h. We missed boat departure from galagos. Overall 10 day trip needed to be cancelled. Avianca was completely un-professional.

Late departure. When the flight arrived in Medellin the plane sat at the gate for 20 minutes waiting for a bus for us to get off the plane.

I receive a service for what I pay, so it is fair.

i think the flight was late because they were so strict about measuring everyone's personal items to try and charge them $119. It was really petty and made us late.

A few years ago long flights 6 hours or so used to have video screens and they offered ear phones. The food cart used to come and drinks. Now absolutely nothing. Avianca is as bad as Spirit Airlines. Avianca will now be my last choice when booking my next flight.

Business class seats did not lie flat. There was only powdered milk for your coffee....in Business Class!! Food was good.

There isn't much space in-between seats and even water needs to be paid for during the flight.

We did not know about the bag fees until check in. They are way too high. It’s insane. We also had a huge delay and everything costed extra which was very annoying.

Lounge for business was closed. Boarding was rush and stand by. Seat for business is just the middle seat blocked and some more leg room.

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